More than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Religions - Hardcover
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Written by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor, and the end of the world approaching in Ragnarök. However, pre-Christian religion consisted of so much more than mythic imagery and legends and has long lingered in folk tradition. Exploring the religion of the North through an interdisciplinary approach, the book sheds new light on a number of topics, including rituals, gender relations, social hierarchies, and interregional contacts between the Nordic tradition and the Sami and Finnish regions.
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Catharina Raudvere is a professor of the history of religions at the University of Copenhagen and the author of The Book of the Roses.
Jens Peter Schjødt is a professor of the history of religions at the University of Aarhus and the author of Initiation Between Worlds.
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More than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and Regional Distribution in Pre-Christian Scandinavian Relgions
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Nordic Academic Press, Lund, Sweden, 2012
ISBN 10: 918550971X
ISBN 13: 9789185509713
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Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6". 287pp. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Creasing and rubbing to front and rear of jacket. Creasing to corners of inside flaps. Faint black stains to inside cover from boards. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Mild rubbing to boards. Gentle bump to corner of rear board. Faint dust-spotting to text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Written by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking Age is conventionally identified through its mythology: the ambiguous character Odin, the forceful Thor, and the end of the world approaching in Ragnarök. However, pre-Christian religion consisted of so much more than mythic imagery and legends and has long lingered in folk tradition. Exploring the religion of the North through an interdisciplinary approach, the book sheds new light on a number of topics, including rituals, gender relations, social hierarchies, and interregional contacts between the Nordic tradition and the Sami and Finnish regions.(Publisher). Seller Inventory # 16830